New Delhi: India on Thursday said it is closely monitoring the situation arising out of the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India remains fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Afghanistan.
“Three things are clear – one, that Pakistan hosts terrorist organizations and sponsors terrorist activities, two, it is an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbours for its own internal failures,” he said.
“And, three, Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising sovereignty over its own territories,” he said.
The military conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan erupted last week following a Pakistani airstrike on Kabul. Afghanistan strongly responded to the attack, following which the conflict escalated.
Both sides claimed to have inflicted heavy casualties on the other. The two countries agreed on a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday.
“We are closely monitoring the situation. Three things are clear — one, that Pakistan hosts terrorist organizations and sponsors terrorist activities,” Jaiswal said.
“Two, it is an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbors for its own internal failures, and three, Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising sovereignty over its own territories.”
The spokesperson said India remained “fully committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Afghanistan”.
On the upgrading of the Indian mission in Kabul, he said, “Our technical mission has been operational in Kabul since June 2022. Its transition to an embassy will happen in the next few days.”
Last week, India announced upgrading the technical mission in Kabul to the status of the embassy.
The announcement was made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar following his wide-ranging talks with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
India had withdrawn its officials from its embassy in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. In June 2022, India re-established its diplomatic presence in the Afghan capital by deploying the technical team.
